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But even Lima himself did not expect that he was just trying to give Deko a confidence, but in just two days, Alagoas really welcomed a representative of a European club, and it was a head coach and an assistant coach.
When Yang Chen and Paulo were named to get Deco, not only Deco and Lima, but almost all the players in Alagoas were frightened, because this had never happened in the history of the club.
At this moment, Deko seemed to have jumped from hell to heaven, and at this moment he really believed in Lima's words.
It turns out that miracles really do exist in this world!
The signing of He Deko went very smoothly, as the latter was a free body and could follow Yang Cheng at any time. When Lima enthusiastically introduced other players in the team, Yang Cheng politely declined, because the players here were not good enough.
"But Lima, in three or four years, when your son grows up and wants to leave here, let him come to Europe to find me!" Yang Cheng left with a smiling promise.
Lima gazed blankly as Yang Cheng and the others left, he didn't know when Kaiser Slautern in Europe had such a young head coach, but looking at his demeanor so calm and composed, it was obviously not fake, and he had taken a liking to the young master of his household.
At the thought of this, Lima's whole body was hot, and he ran to the training ground, scolding Pepe severely for being lazy and idle, and then gave him even more severe training orders.
Just kidding, in three or four years, even if it means going bankrupt, I'll send my son to Europe and find that coach of Kaiserslautern, what's his name?
That's right, it seems like his name is Yang Cheng!
Go find him!
Lima thought he had picked up a treasure, and Yang Cheng also thought he had picked up a treasure, because Lima's son is none other than Pepe, the Brazilian center-back who later joined Real Madrid for 30 million euros and acquired Portuguese nationality.
Deke is now eager to go to Europe to play football, especially when he heard that Yang Cheng is coaching Kaiserslautern in the German Second Division and can offer him a formal professional contract. Deke readily agreed to follow Yang Cheng.
However, he has to go pick up his girlfriend, a good girl who has been with him since middle school and has accompanied him all the way. Deko also mentioned that his girlfriend Cilla's uncle is in Portugal, and her ancestors are also of Portuguese descent, so she might be able to apply for Portuguese nationality.
Upon hearing this, Yang Cheng really felt that it was a good opportunity, so he immediately borrowed some money for Deke to pick up his girlfriend, then packed and prepared everything that needed to be ready before heading to Germany to report.
After settling Deke, Yang Cheng went to the capital Brasilia again and finally found a club called Guarani in the amateur league of Brazil. In this team, he found Lucio, who was tall and strong but not well-received.
When he heard that Yang Chen represented Kaiserslautern to invite him to join, he was slightly hesitant. But when he heard from the club that Kaiserslautern's head coach was indeed young Yang Chen, he immediately took the initiative to come and agreed to play for Kaiserslautern.
After being intimidated and shocked by Yang Cheng for a while, Lucio's transfer was also officially settled.
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The second day after Lucio's deal was settled, Yang Cheng received a notice from the S?o Paulo club. The other party stated that after consulting with Denilson's agent, they finally decided to accept the offer of US$10 million proposed by Yang Cheng, so he had to go to S?o Paulo again for negotiations.
Denilson is now a key player for S?o Paulo and has some fame in Brazil, but he hasn't reached the level of later stardom. He played 41 games for S?o Paulo last year, scoring only three goals. Although he participated in the 1995 Qatar World Youth Championship, his performance was just average.
What really made Denilson famous was the Copa America in 1997, followed by the Four Nations Tournament composed of Brazil, France, Italy and England. To be exact, Denilson's performance during the Four Nations Tournament was even more impressive than his performance at the 1998 World Cup. Then came a $34 million transfer fee, making him the world's most expensive player, which was absolutely astronomical for Denilson, who wasn't even considered a main force in the World Cup at that time.
In Yang Cheng's previous life, when many people analyzed this transfer, they mainly mentioned Denilson's outstanding performance in the America's Cup and World Cup, as well as the expectations of Brazilian fans for him. However, in fact, the real focus should be on Real Betis' needs and the agent's hype about the player.
At that time, Real Betis wanted to use money to compete with Real Madrid and Barcelona, they urgently wanted to have a world-class star of their own. Under this mood, Spanish agent tycoon Fernández appeared in their vision, he and Brazilian agent tycoon Figer worked together to make this transfer happen.
$34 million, how much of it was actually in Saint Paul's hands, nobody knows, because Denilson's ownership is not entirely in the hands of Saint Paul, but after a summer transfer, Denilson became one of the hottest top stars on this planet, even overshadowing Zidane.
Royal Betis got their wish, the agent's interests were also met, and as for Denilson, he got what he wanted, a high salary, a top La Liga contract with a $200 million penalty clause. It was a crazy contract that later left Denilson unwanted even after Royal Betis was relegated!
Within 2 years, from being the focus of attention after joining Real Betis to being relegated in shame 2 years later, the team disintegrated and Denilson fell from a top-notch talent to the biggest flop in football history.
Anyone with a bit of analytical ability should be able to see that this transfer is just what kind of farce!
In Yang Cheng's view, Denilson has the ability and does not need to be doubted, his talent is also outstanding. If he is polished properly, he may become another top Brazilian superstar after Ronaldo, but in 1996, he was only worth $1 million, which is the data from the super coaching system.
If you think about it, in 1994 he was already selected for the Brazilian national team and performed well, with a bunch of honors such as South American U19 top scorer and best player, Copa do Brasil top scorer and best player, Recopa Sudamericana top scorer, and an impressive efficiency of 12 goals in 13 games in the Brazilian league, and even sat on the bench for a World Cup, he joined PSV Eindhoven for just $3.5 million.
Nowadays, without any operation and hype, the world is paying attention to Ronaldo's situation. The relatively unknown rookie Denilson is worth around $10 million.
After this round of analysis, what Yang Cheng felt most deeply was not that he had picked up a treasure, but rather the ability of those brokers. No wonder everyone calls them vampires. Even in Brazil, countless large companies have set up player investment departments and started trading in player ownership rights.
This is simply the most profitable business under heaven!
After confirming the transfer agreement with S?o Paulo, Yang Chen specially took Paul Bailey to visit Trélle Santana, the head coach of S?o Paulo, a Brazilian football legend who had always been in poor health and was one of the most respected coaches by Yang Chen.
Afterwards, Yang Cheng and Paul Beyer did not stay in Brazil any longer. Although he was very interested to go around and see what those future world stars that his previous life was familiar with looked like now, time waits for no man.
The European Cup is about to start, and the new season's Bundesliga 2 will also kick off on August 1st. Yang Chen must now deal with a busy pre-season preparation and create tactics for the team based on the current situation of the players.
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As the news of Yang Chen's appointment as coach of Kaiserslautern spread, with Red Devils fans constantly opposing and resisting Yang Chen's coaching in various ways, although Kaiserslautern is in the 2nd Bundesliga, it has become the most sensationalized team in the German league this summer.
If the addition of Balock, Kell, Fritz and Louis Huth made people start to believe in Yang's ability and believe that he really has the ability to lead a professional team, then the next series of operations put Yang in a situation where praise and criticism coexisted.
Nedvěd is a Czech soccer star, the best player in the Czech Republic, who participated in this European Cup. He was purchased for $1.5 million by Yang Cheng, and the outside world generally gave a thumbs up to this transfer, at least it's not a loss!
But what about Gattuso?
Why did Yang Cheng value this player who couldn't even kick the ball in Perugia, Serie B?
Bellon and Dener have at least played in their respective domestic leagues, although they also spent a hefty $2 million, but the outside world generally takes a wait-and-see attitude towards the performance of these two players, just to see what kind of change they can bring to Kaiserslautern.
But the joining of Deko and Lucio made Yang Cheng questioned, even someone suspected that Yang Cheng had taken black money. Otherwise, why could these two players with almost blank football history join Kaiserslautern?
"Is the current Kaiserslautern a team that can join the competition without spending money?" The Bild newspaper interviewed him in this tone, which was close to sarcasm.
Next, Yang Cheng introduced a tall central defender, Van Nistelrooy, from Dutch second division club Den Bosch for $150,000. The transfer itself was not significant, after all, it was only $150,000, but the key is what Yang Cheng said when introducing Van Nistelrooy.
"Are there too many midfielders on our team? Are there too few forwards?" Yang Chen's smile at the time was interpreted by the media as a lack of confidence, but in fact his smile was genuine. "Oh no, we have three forwards, Olaf, Pavel and Lude!"
"Lukaku is a centre-forward? He's been playing as a centre-forward for the past 4 years? No problem, coming to Bayer Leverkusen, he should listen to me, adapt to the feeling of playing as a striker, and he will definitely find that he was born to shine in this position, he will become one of the top strikers in the world in the future!"
When Yang Cheng's words of encouragement to Van Nistelrooy were reported by the media, they immediately became his arrogant and self-righteous remarks, especially when he said that he wanted to turn Van Nistelrooy into the best striker in the world.
"I've just heard the coldest joke of the year, he thinks he's God and also thinks he knows football well, but in fact, his understanding of football is so superficial!"
"I guess he talked to Vanni, and knew that he played as a sweeper from a young age, then as a central defender, and later as an attacking midfielder. So, our young and great, and very creative Mr. Yang Cheng thought, ah, next should be a forward!"
"Let's wish great Kaiser Chiefs a wonderful enjoyment of this unforgettable season ahead!"
However, Yang Cheng's next move put him in controversy again!